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難い

悪い

Readings

Kana: にくい、がたい
Romaji: nikui, gatai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

Note: after the -masu stem of a verb
Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 為悪い (reading しにくい)

Kanji

Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Example Sentences

(かれ)(すく)(がた)い。
➥He's beyond help.
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(かれ)()()いにくい。
➥He is hard to deal with.
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最近(さいきん)()らしにくい。
➥Life is getting hard these days.
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それは有難(ありがた)い。
➥That's very big of you.
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尿(にょう)()にくいのです。
➥I have difficulty urinating.
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この(くすり)()みにくい。
➥The medicine is hard to swallow.
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